Primo libro di Samuele 30

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 ORA, tre giorni appresso, Davide essendo ritornato in Siclag con la sua gente, trovò che gli Amalechiti erano scorsi verso il Mezzodì, e in Siclag, e che aveano percossa Siclag, e l’aveano arsa col fuoco;	1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
2 ed aveano menate prigioni le donne che vi erano dentro, e tutte le persone dal maggiore al minore; ma non aveano ucciso alcuno, anzi li aveano menati tutti via, e se ne erano andati a lor cammino.	2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
3 Come dunque Davide, con la sua gente, fu venuto nella città, ecco, essa era arsa col fuoco; e le lor mogli, e i lor figliuoli, e le lor figliuole, erano state menate prigioni.	3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
4 Laonde Davide, e la gente ch’era con lui, alzò la voce, e pianse, finchè non ebbero più potere di piangere.	4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
5 Le due mogli di Davide, Ahinoam Izreelita, e Abigail ch’era stata moglie di Nabal da Carmel, erano anch’esse state menate prigioni.	5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 E Davide era grandemente distretto; perciocchè il popolo parlava di lapidarlo; perchè tutto il popolo era in amaritudine d’animo, ciascuno per li suoi figliuoli e per le sue figliuole; ma Davide si fortificò nel Signore Iddio suo;	6 And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
7 e disse al sacerdote Ebiatar, figliuolo di Ahimelec: Deh! accostami l’Efod. Ed Ebiatar accostò l’Efod a Davide.	7 And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 E Davide domandò il Signore, dicendo: Perseguiterò io quegli scherani? li raggiungerò io? E il Signore gli disse: Perseguitali pure; perciocchè per certo tu li raggiungerai, e riscoterai ogni cosa.	8 And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
9 Davide adunque andò co’ seicent’uomini ch’egli avea seco; e, quando furono giunti al torrente di Besor, una parte di essi restò quivi.	9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
10 E Davide, con quattrocent’uomini, perseguitò coloro; e dugento ne restarono, i quali erano tanto stanchi, che non poterono passare il torrente di Besor.	10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
11 Or essi trovarono un uomo Egizio per la campagna, e lo menarono a Davide, e gli diedero del pane, ed egli mangiò; poi gli diedero a ber dell’acqua.	11 And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
12 Gli diedero ancora un pezzo d’una massa di fichi secchi, e due grappoli d’uva secca; ed egli mangiò, e lo spirito gli rivenne; perciocchè egli non avea mangiato pane, nè bevuta acqua, da tre giorni, e da tre notti.	12 and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
13 E Davide gli disse: Di cui sei tu? e d’onde sei tu? Ed egli disse: Io sono un garzone Egizio, servo di un Amalechita; e il mio padrone mi ha lasciato, perciocchè io infermai oggi ha tre giorni.	13 And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
14 Noi siamo scorsi nella contrada meridionale de’ Cheretei, e nel paese di Giuda, e nella contrada meridionale di Caleb, e abbiamo arsa Siclag col fuoco.	14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
15 E Davide gli disse: Mi condurresti tu a quegli scherani? Ed egli gli disse: Giurami per Iddio che tu non mi farai morire, e che tu non mi darai in mano del mio padrone, ed io ti condurrò a quegli scherani.	15 And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
16 Colui adunque ve lo condusse; ed ecco, essi erano sparsi senza guardia su per tutta quella contrada, mangiando e bevendo, e facendo festa di tutta la gran preda che aveano portata dal paese de’ Filistei, e dal paese di Giuda.	16 And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
17 E Davide li percosse dal vespro infino alla sera del giorno seguente; e non ne scampò alcuno, se non quattrocento giovani, i quali montarono sopra de’ cammelli, e fuggirono.	17 And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
18 E Davide riscosse tutto quello che gli Amalechiti aveano preso; riscosse eziandio le sue due mogli.	18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 E non mancò loro alcuno, nè piccolo, nè grande, nè figliuolo, nè figliuola, nè robe, nè cosa veruna che avessero loro presa. Davide ricoverò tutto.	19 And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
20 Davide prese eziandio tutto il bestiame, piccolo e grosso, il qual fu condotto davanti a quelle gregge. E si diceva: Questa è la preda di Davide	20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
21 Poi Davide venne a que’ dugent’uomini, ch’erano stati tanto stanchi, che non erano potuti andar dietro a lui; onde egli li avea fatti rimanere al torrente di Besor; ed essi uscirono incontro a Davide, e incontro alla gente che era con lui. E Davide, accostatosi a quella gente, li salutò.	21 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
22 Ma tutti gli uomini malvagi e scellerati, d’infra coloro ch’erano andati con Davide, si mossero a dire: Poichè essi non son venuti con noi, noi non daremo loro nulla della preda che abbiamo riscossa, se non a ciascuno la sua moglie, e i suoi figliuoli; e se li menino via, e vadano.	22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
23 Ma Davide disse: Non fate così, fratelli miei, di ciò che il Signore ci ha dato; avendoci egli guardati, e avendoci dati nelle mani quegli scherani ch’eran venuti contro a noi.	23 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
24 E chi vi acconsentirebbe in questo affare? perciocchè la parte di chi dimora appresso alla salmeria dev’essere uguale a quella di chi scende alla battaglia; essi debbono partir fra loro.	24 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
25 E questo è stato osservato da quel dì innanzi; e Davide lo stabilì per istatuto e legge in Israele, che dura infino ad oggi.	25 And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
26 Poi Davide, essendo tornato in Siclag, mandò di quella preda agli Anziani di Giuda, suoi amici, dicendo: Eccovi un presente della preda de’ nemici del Signore.	26 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
27 Egli ne mandò a quelli ch’erano in Betel, ed a quelli che’ erano in Ramot meridionale, e a quelli che erano in Iatir,	27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
28 ed a quelli ch’erano in Aroer, ed a quelli ch’erano in Sifmot, ed a quelli ch’erano in Estemoa,	28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
29 ed a quelli ch’erano in Racal, ed a quelli ch’erano nelle città de’ Ierameeliti, e a quelli ch’erano nelle città de’ Chenei,	29 and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
30 ed a quelli ch’erano in Horma, e a quelli ch’erano in Corasan, ed a quelli ch’erano in Atac,	30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
31 ed a quelli ch’erano in Hebron, e in tutti gli altri luoghi, ne’ quali Davide era andato e venuto con la sua gente	31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.